Carthage, IL Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

Partly Cloudy 46°F
Feels Like 46°F  
Humidity 77% Dew Point 39°F Wind ESE 1 MPH Gusts 4 Barometer 29.83 in.757.7 mm
Solar Rad 242 w/m2
Report from a personal weather station 7.4 miles NNW of central Carthage
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuNov 13
Thu Nov 13: Mostly Cloudy, High 63F, Low 44F
63
44
FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Sunny, High 72F, Low 56F
72
56
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Partly Sunny, High 71F, Low 36F
71
36
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 55F, Low 35F
55
35
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Rain, High 54F, Low 40F
30%
54
40
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Mostly Sunny, High 52F, Low 35F
52
35
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Partly Sunny, High 50F
50
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures start near 63°F, reaching 72°F before cooling to 50°F, then recovering to 50°F by week's end. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing rain chances.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 10°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 50°F with lows around 32°F.

This Date in Weather History

1933 - The first dust storm of the great dust bowl era of the 1930s occurred. The dust storm, which had spread from Montana to the Ohio Valley the day before, prevailed from Georgia to Maine resulting in a black rain over New York and a brown snow in Vermont. Parts of South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa reported zero visibility on the 12th. On the 13th, dust reduced the visibility to half a mile in Tennessee.

More on this and other weather history

Carthage, IL 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Nov 13

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday Nov 14

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Increasing Clouds

Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Nov 15

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 55.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Monday Nov 17

Rain

Day: A 30 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Rain Likely

Night: Rain likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Wednesday Nov 19

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50.


About Carthage, IL

Carthage is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 2,490 as of the 2020 census. Carthage is best known for being the site of the 1844 murder of Joseph Smith, who founded the Latter Day Saint movement.

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